In addition to provisions for
emergency assistance, specific program areas of
assistance include:

404: Hazard Mitigation

406: Repair, Restoration and Replacement of Damaged Facilities

407: Debris Removal

408: Assistance to Individuals and Households

410: Unemployment Assistance

412: Food Coupons and Distribution

413: Food Commodities

414: Relocation Assistance

415: Legal Services

416: Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training

417: Community Disaster Loans

418: Emergency Communications

419: Emergency Public Transportation

420: Fire Management Assistance

425: Transportation Assistance to Individuals and Households

426: Case Management Services

STAFFORD ACT
ADDRESSES:

Title II: Disaster Preparedness +
Mitigation Assistance

Title III: Administration of Major Disaster
+ Emergency Assistance

Title IV: Major Disaster Assistance
Programs
Title V: Emergency Assistance Program

Title VI: Emergency Preparedness

The Stafford Act has been implemented through the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The activities associated with Federal disaster assistance, namely the Declaration Process, Emergency Assistance, Individual Assistance (IA), the Public Assistance (PA)Program and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) are all addressed in the regulations. In addition to the above, CFR also addresses the Uniform Administrative Requirements and cost principles for grants received through the Stafford Act. These requirements apply to State and Local Government entities and institutions of higher education, hospitals and other PNPs. CFR also addresses the cost principles that are applicable to State and Local Governments, educational institutions and PNP organizations.

Effective December 26, 2014, for all disasters which occur thereafter, the new 2 CFR 200 containing Uniform Administrative Requirements and cost principles, will apply to all Grantees and Subrecipients. Homeland security grants (also called preparedness non-disaster grants are authorized by the Homeland Security Act of 2002. Implementation guidance is found in 44 CFR as well as annual Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcements (NFOAs) from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The CFR is updated annually, so it is important to ensure you use the edition in effect at the time of the disaster declaration or grant award.

FEMA publications such as the FEMA Public Assistance Guide, Debris Management Guide and Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA)Unified Guidance provide additional insight on the basic provisions and application procedures of FEMA programs. In addition, FEMA publishes the 9500 Series Policies which provides for further interpretation by FEMA of the regulations and their application. Lastly, FEMA issues Disaster Specific Guidance which states policy limited to a specific disaster. Failure to comply with statute, regulation and policy may result in a requirement to return Federal grant funding.

Combined, all of the above represent a considerable amount of information. GOHSEP provides technical assistance to its Subrecipients as to regulatory and policy compliance for grants management. However, it is ultimately the responsibility of each Subrecipient to know the Federal regulations and policies and to be in compliance with them when exercising their grants management procedures.